You Are A Pain In The Kazoo!

“Personality clashes—not disagreements about religion, politics or other hot-button issues—are the No. 1 cause of workplace conflict, according to a new survey, which also found that more than one-third of employees have no formal way to complain about discord with colleagues. “

“In the end it’s management’s responsibility to prevent a hostile working environment and to coach or redirect people to resolve conflicts,” said Dean Debnam, CEO of Workplace Options, which commissioned the telephone survey of 509 workers Aug. 9-12, 2013. “If you just say, ‘You guys work it out,’ you’re going to have an internal mess, and the tension will infect everyone.”